We hold onto the rope, and Stan carefully pulls the two of us up.

The walk back to the Shack's giftshop was hours of painful silence, except for Stan's monotone humming. The entire experience was far too familiar for comfort, and I soon found myself choking back tears.

Stan rested a pitying hand on my shoulder, and we reached the top of the staircase. "Don't worry, kiddo.. You'll feel better in a little wh--"

Mabel blinks in confusion and looks at Stan when his comforting abruptly ends. "Stan?? What is i--" She follows his eyes and also shuts up

I look between the two, and slowly follow their eyes to see Will sitting on the floor in the middle of the living room, with a nervous look on his face. "So.... I really don't know how to tell you this.." He sighs. 

"Tell us what?" Mabel blinks. "We already know Amanda's gone.."

"Oh.." Will blinks, and looks slightly embarrassed. "Then I'll just.. Be on my way." He turns to leave and I quickly grab his arm. "Please take us there!"

"Take you where?" Will looks back at me 

"To wherever Bill took Amanda!" I tug on his arm continuously

He tries to lift his arm away, but I hold on. "Please let go.." Will frowns, though he doesn't seem to have the mental or physical strength to shake me off. 

"No!" Mabel grabs his other arm.

Will panics. "I'm not going to take you there.. Bill would kill both of you!"

"I don't care!" Mabel yells

"And me!" Will panics more

"I care a little!" Mabel yells

"Please be reasonable!!" Will whimpers

"I am being reasonable!" I yell

"Kids, please, there's a right way and a wrong way to convince someone to get you somewhere." Stan calmly steps in.

All three of us look at him.

Stan grabs Will's collar and aggressively yells, "Take them there!!" 

----Amanda's POV----

"Please  lay down!" Willam begs. 

"No!!" I kick the door for the tenth time. 

William sighs in annoyance. "You're being ridiculous.."

"Good!" I kick the door again and it finally opens. "Yes!" I grin

Bill looks at me from the other side of the door and I sigh in annoyance.

"Can you please stop making so much noise..?" Bill raises an eyebrow

"Can you please stop repeating history?" I raise an eyebrow 

Bill rolls his eyes and tries to close the door but I hold it open. "This is stupid and you know it is."

"Listen, I know that you think I'm repeating histor--"

I quickly interrupt. "Not just think! I know you are! You're doing the exact same thing you did last ti-!"  

"Will you let me finish my sentence?!" Bill glares

I glare back. "Will you let me leave this room?"

"Not right n--"

"He admits it!!" I interrupt again

"Admits what?! That I'm only keeping you here temporarily?!" Bill glares

"Oh yeah right! Unless 'temporarily' means seven years in demon time, then you're such a liar!!" I point an accusing finger

His eyebrow twitches. "I'm not lying!"

"I don't believe you!" I yell back

"Fine, then ask your oh-so-trustworthy brother if you don't believe me!" He yells

I pause, and glare. "Fine! But not because you told me to!" I turn to William as I hold the door open. "Is he telling the truth?"

"Yes." William doesn't even look up from his book 

"Oh.." I blink in surprise 

Bill pauses for a few seconds. "Why do you believe him but not me?!" He yells

"We're done yelling- let the argument compromise!" I glare back at him

"No! I want to know why he's more trustworthy!" Bill glares

"Just drop it!!" I yell

"N--!" 

"Will you two PLEASE be quiet?!" William looks up from his book. "You're both just too stubborn to stop yelling once you've started so I'm making you quit before you start!"

"....Fine.." My father and I speak in unison with equally irritated voices

"Finally..." William sighs in annoyance

"Sooo.. Why exactly are you keeping me around..?" I look between them

"I think telling you about that can wai-" 

William interrupts. "For some kind of meeting.. Or peace agreement.. We're not really sure." 

"I wanted to say it!" Bill glares

"Quit acting like a six-year-old.." William states. 

"What do you mean you don't know..?" I'm still confused

"Well... they're trying to release Nightshade--"

"What?!" I panic

"Relax.. That's what we're meeting for... We don't know who wants to release him, but we do know that they were specific that negotiation needed to be between me and you.. Well I was more of an optional addition.." William states

"Are you serious? Does that not sound suspicious to you at all??" I raise an eyebrow

"Yes, but I'm not going to agree to those arrangements." Bill states. "I will be in the room."

"I have doubts..." 

"Oh-- and by the way.." William speaks before Bill can scream

"Yes?"

"Bill was telling the truth about keeping you here temporarily, but really, he'll probably keep you until that earth guy is dead." William states

"Stanford..?" I ask

"That's his name." William nods

"Are you serious?! That could be ten years!!" I glare back at Bill, but he's gone and the door is closed. I yell in frustration and sprint to the door, but it's locked. "You have GOT to be kidding me!!"

---Dipper's POV----

And now Will is sitting in the corner, sobbing

"Yeah... Maybe yelling at him wasn't the best plan.." Mabel looks at Stan.

 "I didn't know he would take it so bad.." Stan admits

I  nod in agreement

"We need to do something.." Mabel frowns.

I nod in agreement. "But what do we do?"

"Stan needs to apologize." Mabel looks at Stan

"Fine..." Stan looks at Will

"Good." Mabel nods

Stan walks over to Will calmly

"Maybe if this goes well he'll take us to Amanda.." I look at Mabel

"Let's hope." She nods